Michigan leaders join national bipartisan effort to push back against attacks on the election system

[RandySF]

Former Michigan governors and elected officials from both parties are joining a wider effort to combat misinformation and attacks on voting and ballot-counting in several swing states ahead of the fast-approaching presidential election.

The Democracy Defense Project also includes former officials from a number of states where then-President Donald Trump tried to overturn his election loss in 2020, including Georgia. Their goal is to build trust in elections through radio and TV ads, media outreach and local engagement.

“We’re going to jointly, wherever necessary, speak out when people try to call into question the integrity or the accuracy of our voting. We believe in our system and we don’t appreciate people making up stories that are self-serving,” former Michigan Gov. James Blanchard told The Associated Press ahead of the formal Thursday launch of the Michigan chapter.

Blanchard, a Democrat who served as governor from 1983 to 1991, is joined on the Michigan team by former Republican Gov. John Engler, former Democratic Lt. Gov. John Cherry and former Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop.


https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2024-09-12/michigan-leaders-join-national-bipartisan-effort-to-push-back-against-attacks-on-the-election-system

[pat_k]

1. Give time and/or money to this or other efforts

If interested, you can join their mailing list here: https://www.democracydefenseproject.org/


Other worthy organizations working to combat suppression and other nefarious activity:

https://www.fairfight.com/
GA

https://allvotingislocal.org/
Efforts focused in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

https://866ourvote.org/
Election Protection Administered by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
See in your state drop down here: https://866ourvote.org/partner/national-bar-association/

Rolling Stone article:
These Swing State Election Officials Are Pro-Trump Election Deniers
At least 70 pro-Trump conspiracists are election officials in key battleground counties — and they are poised to make a giant mess on Election Day

And film:
Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight to Vote
It's from 2020, but worth a look if you missed it (and the list of partners at the bottom of the main page includes a number of other organizations doing work to combat suppression).